BRG Hospital Locations Remain Open, Clinics Closed and Surgeries Postponed Monday

BATON ROUGE, La. – All Baton Rouge General (BRG) hospital campuses – Bluebonnet, Mid City and Ascension – will remain open during Hurricane Ida. BRG Physicians’ clinics will be closed Monday, Aug. 30, and surgeries scheduled for Monday have been postponed. Doctors’ offices will continue to be in touch with patients with the most up-to-date plans.

At this time, BRG’s Express Care locations will close at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 29 and will tentatively open in the late afternoon on Monday. Monday’s closures also include cardiac rehabilitation, outpatient wound care, and radiation oncology. The imaging clinics inside each hospital will remain open, though the imaging clinics on Dijon and O’Neal lane will be closed.

The National Weather Service forecasts that Hurricane Ida will be a Category 3 storm at landfall, expected to bring dangerous storm surge and strong winds. BRG’s facilities are well-prepared with adequate supplies and hurricane generators, and its emergency management team is closely monitoring the situation.

As with any tropical weather system, there is still some uncertainty about intensity and path. Baton Rouge General will continue to share updates via its social media channels and media outlets as needed. For more information, visit brgeneral.org/weather.

About Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Baton Rouge General Medical Center is the area’s first community hospital with over 600 licensed beds between three campuses. Baton Rouge General opened its doors in 1900, and has provided the Greater Baton Rouge community with high-quality healthcare for generations. An accredited teaching hospital since 1991, Baton Rouge General is affiliated with several medical school programs, and offers other medical education programs, including a School of Nursing, School of Radiologic Technology, Family Medicine Residency Program, Internal Medicine Residency Program, and Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. For more information, visit BRGeneral.org, find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/BatonRougeGeneral and follow us on Twitter @BRGeneral and Instagram @batonrougegeneral.

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